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In increasingly blistering letters, he had estranged himself from his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

His friend and adviser was Lamenais, whose Paroles d'un Croyant had estranged him from Rome.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

The campaign which followed was a bitter one; but Blaine had estranged a large portion of his party, he made a number of bad blunders, and Cleveland was elected.

From American Men of Action by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

It was just at the time when he had estranged John of Bohemia that the pope made his decisive move.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

Lear had estranged the affection of Goneril and Regan through his partiality for Cordelia.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix